What color is #481A66?

#481A66 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #481A66?

The RGB value is 72, 26, 102: 72 red, 26 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #481A66?

The complementary color is #38661A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #481A66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#481A66 color

#481A66 rgb(72, 26, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #481A66 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 10.2% green and 40% blue (72, 26, 102).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 59% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#481A66 color codes

HEX	`#481A66`
RGB	`rgb(72, 26, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 10.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 59%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 75%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 75%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.35, 36.02, -35.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.35, 50.58, 315.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.44, 3.076, 12.875)`
Decimal	`4725350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #481A66, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #481A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#481A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #481A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #481a66; }
.text { color: #481a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #481a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 26 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #481a66, #661a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #481A66?: #481A66 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #481A66?: The RGB value is 72, 26, 102: 72 red, 26 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #481A66?: The complementary color is #38661A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #481A66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.